Kenyon meaning | Last name Kenyon origin

Following is the meaning of Kenyon surname. Family name Kenyon is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kenyon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: From Welsh Ceinion, beautiful; Cyndyn, stubborn, Concenn or Kyann, strong head, powerful, a leader

Kenyon is used as a family name or surname in Welsh languages. Kenyon has 6 characters long in length.

Kenyon is common in United States country(ies).

Kenyon is ranked 17605 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kenyon bearers increased by 2.147385 per cent in 2010 US census to 12891 since 2000, the surname slipped by 161 spots and ranked at 2796. The last name was found in around 44 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.41 95.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.24
Black 1.72 1.08
Others 1.5 1.26
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.53

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kenyon

How popular is Kenyon?

Kenyon is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 29742 people have been found who wears Kenyon as their family name. Kenyon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
52,852 United Arab Emirates10
486,351 Russia10
4,742 China9
8,040 Guyana6
90,198 Germany6
18,614 Thailand5
11,480 Japan4
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
3,340 Jamaica3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
2,113 Taiwan3
13,481 Qatar3
41,879 Turkey2
993 Guernsey2
960 Saint Lucia2
1,777 Jersey2
6,353 Panama2
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
10,683 Cyprus1
34,581 Chile1
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Immigrants to US

Thomas Kenyon was 37 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 18, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Northumberland from London. Susanah Kenyon (34), William Kenyon (10), Nicholas Kenyon, aged 18, Immigrant Alex Kenyon, Workman James Kenyon, Thomas Kenyon (45) Farmer, Elizabeth Kenyon, aged 30, 7 months old U Kenyon, are others that migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Limerick.

Celebrities having Kenyon surname

Sherrilyn Kenyon Writer
Jane Kenyon Poet
Doris Kenyon Actress
Charles Kenyon Screenwriter
Sherrilyn Kenyon Writer
Barnet Kenyon British Politician
Sandy Kenyon Voice over artist
Carol Kenyon Singer
Jim Kenyon Canadian Politician
Cynthia Kenyon Biologist

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